Archive for March, 2009
Property Pro »
I'm going to rave about this one for a little while. Over the years I have literally built up a massive collection of information, tips and snippets that I use in my day to day life. About a month ago I found a little piece of software that has been saving me tonnes of time. Just recently an additional piece of software made it's way into my [...]
What a difference a week makes »
Well it's been another week and lots has happened. Interest rates have started going up....Whats with that you are probably saying. Well that's the banks for you. The share markets have started to rally and already there are people saying the bears are dead and it's a bull run again...whats up with that you might be asking. That's the share [...]
A few days between drinks, »
The last few days have been extremely busy. Yes it was the weekend however I was working on ways that will help you make money and create wealth for your retirement. I am more and more convinced that we need to develop alternative methods to creating retirement income streams and I believe the internet is by far the easiest way to do that. If [...]
Interesting Data »
I was browsing the net today when I came across this information at the statistics website. As a Financial Planner with Professional Investment Services this information is fantastic data to have on hand. It gives us an interesting perspective and allows us to make assumptions based on future demographic growth. Take a look yourself and see [...]
Is It Time To Buy Shares »
The more you understand about any subject, the more interesting it becomes. As you read this article you'll find that the subject of share market is certainly no exception. The information about share market presented here will do one of two things: either it will reinforce what you know about share market or it will teach you something new. Both [...]
Professional Investment Services »
Today I migrated the blog from Go Daddy to Essential Internet Tools to save money for the business but to also create another revenue stream for my other businesses. You see becoming a reseller at Essential Internet Tools provides a very easy way to create a residual income over the upcoming years as more and more people are creating websites to [...]
Repay Debt »
De-Leverage Syndrome Hits Kiwis By Nick Smith - The Independent 05/03/2009 The first signs of household ''de-leveraging'' have emerged as families spend less and pay down debt to cope with the recession. The latest Reserve Bank data shows the ratio of household debt to disposable income has fallen. In the March quarter it was 162.1%; in the [...]
Why diversfiication failed »
by Deirdre Keown | Thursday, 5 March 2009 A recent study presented to the CFA Institute argues that diversification doesn't accomplish its goals, working best in up markets when investors could use a little less of it and failing to protect them in down markets when it's needed most. The study, "The Myth of Diversification" by Sebastien Page [...]
Has the global financial crisis disproved risk »
by Deirdre Keown | Wednesday, 25 February 2009 Investors' risk tolerance has been put to the acid test over the past year. A new report questions the value of risk-tolerance questionnaires - and asks just how variable is investor risk tolerance. Writing in the US-based Journal of Financial Planning, Ed McCarthy, a US-based Certified Financial [...]
Great News For Economy »
Kiwi families will have a collective $10 billion more in their back pockets over the next three years as a result of plummeting mortgage costs, injecting even more spare cash into the economy than next month's tax cuts. This great news comes in an article by Rob Stock at the Sunday Star times. Add to that the $9billion estimated to be returned [...]
